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Connecticut - Colleges and universities. Albertus Magnus College Briarwood College Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Connecticut College Eastern Connecticut State University Fairfield University Holy Apostles College and Seminary Manchester Community College Mitchell College Norwalk Community College Paier College of Art Post University Quinnipiac University ...

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Population > 100,000 (urbanized area) Danbury Bridgeport Hartford New Haven New London Norwich Stamford Waterbury Population > 10,000 (urbanized area) Meriden Middletown Storrs Torrington Willimantic Important Suburbs Bristol Greenwich Manchester New Britain Norwalk West Hartford Westport ...

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The Midwestern United States (or Midwest) is a region of the north-central and northeastern United States of America. The term is now somewhat archaic, as this region was the "Middle West" of the United States before the Louisiana Purchase. Presently, this region is primarily neither the middle nor the west of the United States (see map), although the US's geographical center is in Kansas and the Dakotas have most of their territory in the western half of the country. More accurate regional terms for these locations are the Eas ... Including:

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As of 2004, the population of Connecticut was 3,503,604. Between 1990 and 2004 the state's population grew by 217,000, or 6.6%. As of 2004, 11.4% of the population (400,000) was foreign-born, and 10% of the foreign-born in the state were illegal aliens (about 1.1% of the population). Connecticut - Race. The racial makeup of Connecticut: 77.5% White non-Hispanic 9.4% Hispanic 9.1% Black 2.4% Asian 0.3% Native American 2.2% Mixed race

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1785 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). 1785 - Events. January 1 The first issue of the Daily Universal RegisterIncluding:

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Main article: History of Connecticut The name "Connecticut" comes from the Mohegan Indian word "Quinnehtukqut" meaning "Long River Place" or "Beside the Long Tidal River." Connecticut is the fifth of the original thirteen states. The first Europeans to settle permanently in Connecticut were English Puritans from Massachusetts in 1633. Its first constitution, the "Fundamental Orders," was adopted on January 14, 1639, while its current constitution, the third for Connecticut, was adopted in 1965. The traditional abbreviation of t ...

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The total gross state product for 2004 was $187 billion. The per capita income for 2004 was $55,398, ranking 1st among the states [7]. There is, however, a great disparity in incomes through the state; although New Canaan has the highest per capita income in America, Hartford, is one of the ten cities with the lowest per capita incomes in America. This is due to Fairfield County having become a bedroom community for higher paid New York City workers seeking a less urban lifestyle, as well as the spread of businesses outwards from ...

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Republicans are the minority in the state legislature, but oddly enough they currently hold three of the five congressional seats. Connecticut's last Republican to serve in the US Senate was Lowell P. Weicker Jr, who was a Senator from 1971-1989 when he was defeated by Joe Lieberman. Weicker was known as a liberal Republican, who served as Governor of Connecticut from 1991-1995 as a member of the indepedent A Connecticut Party. Weicker later supported Howard Dean in 2004 Presidential Election. Before Weicker, the last Republican to represent ...

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Minor League Hockey Teams: Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League Danbury Trashers of the United Hockey League Minor League Baseball Teams: Bridgeport Bluefish Connecticut Defenders New Britain Rock Cats Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League New Haven County Cutters of the Canadian-American League Professional Cycling Teams: Team N ...

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Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York State, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island. The state capital is Hartford, and the other major cities include New Haven, New London, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury, Torrington and Bridgeport. In all, there are a total of 169 incorporated towns in Connecticut. There is an ongoing civic pride and economic competition between Hartford and New Haven, which stems back to the days when the two cities shared the state's capital, and even back to when New Haven ...

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Connecticut began, as most communities at the time, as a farming economy. It rapidly developed trade and manufacturing as the farmers, and then the merchants and manufacturers themselves, became affluent enough to start buying things. Manufacturing was aided by a plenitude of resources, including water power, wood for fires and building material, and iron ore, while transportation benefited from several excellent natural harbors, and navigable rivers leading all the way to Massachusetts. As in most of New England, the residents believed that ...

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